ANTON SYNDROME

Course overview

ANTON-BABINSKI SYNDROME, ALSO KNOWN AS ABS OR ANTON SYNDROME, IS VISUAL ANOSOGNOSIA, OR DENIAL OF VISION LOSS, ASSOCIATED WITH CONFABULATION, OR MAKING UP EXPERIENCES TO COMPENSATE FOR MEMORY LOSS, IN THE SETTING OF CORTICAL BLINDNESS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF ANTON SYNDROME AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.